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Facebook

[ feys-book ]

Trademark.
  1. a brand name for a social media service and website, launched in 2004.


verb (used with object)

  1. to communicate with (a person) or search for information about (a person) by using Facebook:

    My old girlfriend just facebooked me.

    His future employer Facebooked him and decided to withdraw the job offer.

  2. to post on Facebook:

    I facebooked some photos of my cat.

    You should Facebook the event so more people will show up.

verb (used without object)

  1. to use Facebook:

    Does your mom Facebook?

Facebook

/ ˈfeɪsˌbʊk /

noun

  1. a popular social networking website
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. tr; sometimes not capital to search for (a person's profile) on the Facebook website
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Spelling Note

The official trademarked name of the social media platform and website is now styled in all capital letters “FACEBOOK,” though prior to 2020 the trademarked style was “facebook,” in all lowercase letters. Formal writing—as exemplified by most news and book publishers—treats such names as regular proper nouns, in this case “Facebook,” using an initial capital letter, but not all caps. However, when a trade name begins with a lowercase letter followed by an uppercase one, such as eBay or iPad, this spelling is retained, even at the beginning of a sentence.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Facebook1

First recorded in 2000–05; from facebook, a college student directory with personal photos and basic information
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Example Sentences

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In a neighborhood Facebook group, she posted video footage of a recent attack, which Si provided, and asked if anyone would be willing to stand guard outside the family’s home at night.

In India, Meesho resellers sell products like clothing through social media platforms including WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram.

To register or learn more, visit the symposium’s pages on Facebook and Eventbrite.

It can be viewed via Twitch or Facebook and everyone is welcome to attend.

But consider how citizens here in the States are now being arrested for posting threatening messages aimed at police on Facebook.

And yet we keep devouring the ever-increasing array of Jewish dating apps and sites and Facebook groups--why?

In the wee hours of Christmas morning, a flight deal was shared in an exclusive Facebook group for urban travelers.

He posted on Facebook about wanting to do something “right” and meaningful.

Aside from a blanket ban, social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and Reddit are nearly impossible to control.

Civilisation waits for himall-enfolding, all-instructing civilisation, and he stands face to facebook in handwith his last chance.

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